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River Congo in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at River Congo in Portugal. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

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Historical events in River Congo

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Congo River
Diogo Cao · Exploration and Discovery

Diogo Cao reaches the Congo River mouth and claims the region for Portugal.

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